Cable&Wireless Brings Managed Video Conferencing to the Criminal Justice System

Cable&Wireless provide the Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) with the technology they need to transform the way the criminal justice system works. By using Managed Video Conferencing (MVC) the OCJR have been able to: speed up, streamline and improve the delivery of justice.

“The managed video conferencing solution we're providing will radically change the way evidence is given. this is a good example of the versatility of our market-leading managed video conferencing proposition, and how it addresses a number of business critical issues”
-Jim Marsh, CEO at Cable&Wireless Worldwide

This new video conferencing system has enabled the OCJR to revolutionise the criminal justice system, by significantly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of today's systems. A number of programs are currently being piloted or rolled-out nationally, including:

Virtual Courts
MVC will be implemented between police custody suites and magistrates' courts to speed up first hearings. A Virtual Court enables a defendant, who is charged in a police custody suite, to appear in a magistrates' court for a first hearing whilst still physically located in the Police Station. This reduces the time from charge to first hearing from days to just a few hours. Virtual Courts will only be used for first hearings, not for trials, although it could see sentencing handed down on the same day if a defendant pleads guilty. The solution is being piloted at 15 police stations across London using video conferencing links to Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court.

Prison to Court Video Links
MVC has been implemented to reduce the need to transport prisoners to hearings, this results in significant cost and time savings, as transport and staff are no longer required to take prisoners to and from the courts. Using MVC in this way also significantly reduced the risk associated with transporting potential criminals.

Video Links to Aid Evidence in Court
MVC has been implemented to improve the availability of witness evidence – especially from police and expert witnesses – and provides support for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses. Using video conferencing removes potential physical barriers such as time, distance, inaccessibility and cost, as well as conflicting personal and professional responsibilities.

Offender Management
Probation officers can use video conferencing to speak to their subjects without the time and expense of travel.

Cable&Wireless Video Conferencing

Whether you're in the public or private sector, collaboration tends to be spontaneous, and allowing that to happen regardless of organisational and geographical boundaries is critical to innovative working. MVC is so straightforward to use that meetings can be arranged by users on demand, without the need for advance reservation – letting people work together on the spot, wherever they are around the globe.

Managed Video Conferencing offers a genuine replacement for face to face meetings which can reduce businesses' travel budgets by 25%, the time saved on travel also insignificantly reduces carbon emissions.

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